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 *Kidnapping scene Three local government leaders of Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA) in Kogi state were on Friday, October 13, kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen in Kogi State. The abducted party chieftains are Ademu Kadir from Idah Local Government Area, Alilu Omo and Ocholi from Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area. Confirming the abduction, the Kogi State Chairman of APDA, Abdulmumini Ibrahim,...

Mr. Ularamu Ubandoma, the National Coordinator, Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP) says 18 more states will benefit from 500 million dollars World Bank assisted projects. The project is under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP3). Ubandoma said this at the unveiling of selected participants in the 18 states under the RAAMP 3 project and Pre Appraisal Mission Wrap...

•Ailing Reps Minority Leader, Hon. Leo Ogor Amidst concerns and rumours over the whereabouts of the minority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Leo Ogor, some of his colleagues have downplayed insinuations that the man is hospitalised. However, that is contrary to findings by Saturday Telegraph, which traced the lawmaker to a Switzerland hospital, where he is currently undergoing treatment...

•Iceland’s President Gudni Johannesson Iceland’s President Gudni Johannesson said he fainted and broke his nose while taking a hot bath. But the president of the least populous nation on earth said he is now feeling fine despite that he also hit his forehead during the doomed bath. “A warm and cosy bath last night turned out to be too hot and...

Several churches in the United States of America are closing down and are being converted to breweries, reports from the country fondly called “God’s Own Country” said. A recent article by the Associated Press spoke of at least 12 such churches, with four others about to join. It identified the Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh, “an early church-turned-brewery that opened...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said that weak and underfunded security agencies cannot live up to the task of protecting the country in the face of many security challenges. Hon Dogara therefore called for improved welfare for security agencies. This, he said, at the retreat of security related committees of the National Assembly and...

 CBN Deputy Governor-Designate, Aisha Ahmad  The appointment of Mrs Aisha Ahmad as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the weekend by President Muhammadu Buhari sparked uproar from some elements who questioned her professional qualifications for the apex bank job.  Social media was awash with allegations that she was 'hurriedly' promoted from the position of the Deputy...

Buhari receiving some South-East leaders in Abuja. With him is VP Osinbajo President Muhammadu Buhari says the South-eastern part of Nigeria has stronger voice in his cabinet compared to the North. Mr. Buhari said this on Friday at a meeting with leaders from the South-eastern region who visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr. Buhari, who was speaking against allegations of...

Nigeria's Southeast Governors  President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the leaders from the South-eastern part of Nigeria today at the State House in Abuja and had ‘frank and robust’ discussions with them on issues pertaining to their region. As earlier perceived, the leaders of the southeast had a closed door meeting with the president on the past neglect of the region by Federal...

Following the recent outbreak of the virile infection Monkey Pox, in over six States of Nigeria and its resultant panic, Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro has allayed the fear of residents by calling for calm. A statement made available to THE PRECISION by the press officer in the ministry, Abooluwa Famakinwa, the Health Commissioner said though there...